"Zettelkasten" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈt͡sɛtl̩ˌkastn̩] Audio: De-Zettelkasten.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Zettelkastens [genitive], Zettelkästen [plural], Zettelkasten [plural], Zettelkästchen [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Zettel (“slip; note”) + Kasten (“box”) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Zettel<t:slip; note>|Kasten<t:box>}}, {{af|de|Zettel|Kasten|t1=slip; note|t2=box}} Zettel (“slip; note”) + Kasten (“box”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^:-|dim=Zettelkästchen}} Zettelkasten m (strong, genitive Zettelkastens, plural Zettelkästen or Zettelkasten, diminutive Zettelkästchen n)
  1. slip box, card file Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Kartei, Kartothek Related terms: Zettelwirtschaft

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Diese Enttäuschung resultierte wohl schon aus dem Äußeren des Zettelkastens, der in seiner Unauffälligkeit auf bemerkenswerte Weise mit dem Erscheinungsbild seines Erstellers korrespondierte: Sechs größere hölzerne Karteikästen mit je vier Auszügen, das Ganze nicht größer als ein Schrank.",
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              42,
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          "ref": "2017, Sönke Ahrens, Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip, BoD, →ISBN, page 25:",
          "text": "Das ist genauso abwegig wie die Idee, der Zettelkasten sei so etwas wie der Vorläufer von Wikipedia oder gar des Internets – auf diese Ideen kann man nur kommen, wenn man keine Ahnung hat, wie man mit ihm tatsächlich arbeitet.",
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        "Zet",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "slip box"
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        [
          "card file",
          "card file"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kartei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kartothek"
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      ],
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}

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